Vocab 1 Flashcards
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Abate
减少
Reduce
Lessen
Abandon
放弃
Give up
Abbreviate
缩写
Shorten to represent the whole
Aberrant
异常的
Different from normal
Irregular
Anomalous
Abet
教唆
Support or encourage, in wrong way
Abeyance
暂时无效
Temporary cession or suspension
Abhor
极端厌恶
Regard with extreme repugnance
Abject
可怜的
Unfortunate
Miserable
Able-bodied
体格健全的
Abolish
废除
Officially end a law, system, etc.
Abound
富于
Exist in large quantity
Abridge
精简
Make shorter in word, keep the essential features
Abrupt
突然的
Suddenly
Abscission
切断
Cutting something off
Amputation
Abscond
潜逃
To secretly leave somewhere, take something with you that does not belong to you
Absorb
吸收
Abstain
禁绝,放弃
Keep oneself back from doing or using something
Sustain
支持,赡养
Detain
阻拦,拘留
Abstemious
节制
Sparing in consumption of especially food and drink